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Philip the book man

@philipbookman.bsky.social

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Into cycling watching & touring. Love cycle/camping on my new ebike, going to grand tours & camping on the roadside Used to own a secondhand bookshop in rural france. Love books more than people! A suffering Notts county fan for 60 years

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 1d

Hate it! If service is great then tip but if ordinary don't bother. When I worked no one gave me a tip for turning up

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 2d

The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷

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David the Kamado 🚙💨 @kamadodavid.bsky.social · 3d

Bum bombed.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 3d

You’d need a heart of gammon not to laugh…

A Kent parish council informs constituents ta that it may be prevented from putting up Christmas lights by the flags currently adorning all the lampposts.

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 3d

I heard langstaff on 7000 a week that's a hell of a lot for a team bottom of their league

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 3d

Farage, who was paid £189,000 in January to promote gold bullion in his spare time, is currently wanging on about how out of touch the Labour frontbench is. Ok

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 3d

Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.

Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 4d

A. He should have caught the first cross.

B. If punching give it a good fist.

C. Get back on your bloody line ready for the return shot.

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 5d

Roos could be player of match saving penalties......then again might not be 😂

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 5d

Who made this? Brilliant.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 5d

To be fair, they’re losing MPs at a much faster rate.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

One in twenty Reform councillors elected in May 2025 has left by the Autumn
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected

An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate

Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.

www.politicshome.com

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 5d

Just said on BBC undulating!

Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 5d

#HBOMax can't believe we now have to suffer adverts during cyclocross races 😡

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7d

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 11d

Lewis Goodall pressing Chris Philp on the difference between what Sarah Pochin said and what Robert Jenrick said about 'white faces'.

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 12d

Just looked on fb....I know I shouldn't. Apparantly Jetta is lazy does nothing 😂

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 12d

BBC don't care they are guaranteed your money

Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 12d

Yep relegation ☺

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 12d

I lived in Lincoln in the early 70's at the time of his victory. My girlfriend & parents went to his first day at Parliament. She was in all the papers with him. He was a great guy had many a conversation with him certainly guided me as a 16 year old.

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Escape Collective @escapecollective.bsky.social · 12d

How to be a tourist at the 2026 Tour de France – a comprehensive guide to when, where, how, and what to bring to ensure you actually enjoy yourself.
escapecollective.com/how-to-be-a-...

How to be a tourist at the 2026 Tour de France

Your guide to when to go, where to watch, how to get around, what to bring, and how to make sure you actually have a good time at the 2026 Tour.

escapecollective.com

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 12d

A night of the josh boys two golds!

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13d

Octave Lapize, the overall winner of the 1910 Tour de France, was notorious for calling the organizers "murderers" after the massive Col de Tourmalet climb in the Pyrenees

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Octave!
October 24 (1887-1917)

Antique studio photo of a man with a magnificent mustache on a bicycle.

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Philip the book man @philipbookman.bsky.social · 12d

Josh Tarling what a gold

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14d

Reporter: The president had initially said that this project wouldn't interfere with or touch the current structure.

Leavitt: If you look at the renderings, it's very clear the east wing was going to be modernized.

Reporter: But modernizing and tearing down are two different things.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 14d

"People largely say it was awful so I think there's a really strong argument to have another referendum"

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